warrant - zatykač
BrE
/'wɒrənt/
AmE
/'wɑ:rənt/

noun - a legal document from the court that tells the police to arrest someone, search his/her house etc.

Ascension
Ascension - nanebevstoupení (náb.)
BrE
/ə'senʃn/
AmE
/ə'senʃn/

noun - the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven on the 40th day after resurrection, a Christian holiday celebrating this

 
promotion - proměna (v šachu)
BrE
/prə'məʊʃn/
AmE
/prə'moʊʃn/

noun - the move in chess in which the pawn is replaced by either a queen, rook, knight or bishop

 
legacy - dědictví, odkaz (dědictví)
BrE
/'legəsi/
AmE
/'legəsi/

noun - something that comes from the past or is given to you from someone who lived in the past

 
inclusion - zahrnutí, započítání
BrE
/ɪn'klu:ʒn/
AmE
/ɪn'klu:ʒn/

noun - the state of being a part of something, the act of accepting something as a part of something

 
circumcision - obřízka
BrE
/ˌsɜ:kəm'sɪʒn/
AmE
/ˌsɜ:rkəm'sɪʒn/

noun - the act of cutting the foreskin off a boy's or man's penis (esp. for religious or medical reasons)

caravel
caravel - karavela
BrE
/'kærəvel/
AmE
/'kærəvel/

noun - a small ship used by the Spanish and Portuguese at the beginning of 15th century (esp. for exploration)

 
mutual - vzájemný
BrE
/'mjutʃuəl/
AmE
/'mjutʃuəl/

adjective - shared by two or more parties, done by one party to the other and the other way round

 
element - živel
BrE
/'eləmənt/
AmE
/'eləmənt/

noun - one of the key things that people believed the world was build of (water, earth, fire and air)

 
polygamy - polygamie
BrE
/pə'lɪgəmi/
AmE
/pə'lɪgəmi/

noun - the state of being married to more than one person at the same time (illegal in most societies)

headstand
headstand - stoj na hlavě
BrE
/'hedstænd/
AmE

noun - the act of standing on your head in the vertical position, supported by your hands or your forearms

 
cleft palate - rozštěp patra
BrE
/ˌkleft'pælət/
AmE
/ˌkleft'pælət/

noun - a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the roof of the baby's mouth

salt
salt - sůl
BrE
/'sɔ:lt/
AmE
/'sɔ:lt/

noun - a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans

 
Hufflepuff - Mrzimor
BrE
/'hʌflpʌf/
AmE
/'hʌflpʌf/

noun - (Harry Potter) one of the four houses at Hogwarts, the one that has a badger in as a symbol, the one that Cedric Diggory and Susan Bones belong to

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